Introducing "Director's Cut" my latest music video and the latest track from the electronic duo Head Like a Kite (this time featuring MC Tilson). If you're a photo/video lover, a music aficionado, a do-gooder or any combo therein please pass this along. We created this pro-bono and it's my hope it'll inspire you and your friends to pull out $7 for 30 exclusive tracks from Seattle's hottest bands as a part of our GiveSeattle.org... read more ›
Dec
14
Dec
11
I'm going to the bottom of a pool and I'm taking my Nikon D3 with me. If you're curious about taking your dSLR underwater, I assure you it's safer and easier than you might think. In this vid, I lightheartedly kick off a new series of pictures (a fun and growing project) AND I show you the gear we use to get it done.Bloody Marys optional. Watch the vid, details after the jump... [click... read more ›
Dec
09
Meet the stars of my Nikon Festival video: Joshua Roman (cellist), Saba Mohajerjasbi (Sabzi playing the Beat Gorilla), and Ellie Sandstrom (choregrapher/performer), and check out how we made my 140-second film in just a day and a half.Reminder: there's still 6 days for YOU to enter your 140 second film into the Nikon Festival and let yours truly--along with Rainn Wilson (from 'The Office') and Justine Ezarik (iJustine) decide if your vid should capture... read more ›
Dec
04
Get out from behind the computer and shoot something you've been dying to shoot today. It's easier that you've lead yourself to believe, it costs less than you think, and is more fun than you remember.In fact, tell us all in the comments below what you're going to shoot today or tomorrow or this weekend. Don't be worried that someone's gonna copy you, because it won't happen. If you're doing it right nobody CAN copy... read more ›
Dec
03
The holidays are a time for cheer, but they're also a time for giving. As such I've joined forces with some friends here in Seattle to help bring you GIVESEATTLE.ORG. GIVESEATTLE.ORG is simple: we've compiled more than 30 amazing tracks from some of Seattle's best bands/musicians and wrapped it into one compilation that is downloadable for just $7. And 100% of the money goes directly to support Arts Corps and Seattle Area Food Banks.... read more ›
Dec
02
In case you're still more worried about your business cards and your website than your photography, Leila Courey, Art Buyer at Leo Burnett will set you straight:I don’t mind if photographers want to bling out their promos for extra attention as long as the quality of the work goes along with it. What I don’t dig, is photographers spending what looks like a ton of money on business cards, expensive promos or portfolios meanwhile they... read more ›
Dec
01
Fabien Breuvart pulled off what I would call a lovely stunt great piece of performance art last week in Paris. He and a half dozen accomplices scrounged up several giant garbage bags full of anonymous vintage photos and--in a fit of anarchy--dumped these thousands of photos into a huge pile in front of the VIP entrance of the posh Paris Photo 2009 gala underway at the Louvre.Inside the event, some of the worlds most valued... read more ›
Nov
28
"The good thing about being young is that we are not experienced enough to know we cannot possibly do the things we are doing." - Gene BrownHow dope is this? I hope I'm not alone in thinking how amazing it is that there's a cross section of our culture that's getting to make stuff like this in public high school film & media classes. (Note: this was probably inspired by an earlier lipdub vid... read more ›
Nov
27
"I hate cameras. They interfere, they’re always in the way. I wish I could just work with my eyes alone."-Richard AvedonI had some sushi this week with David DuChemin, author of the new book VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography. David's a great guy--and one of the few photography authors writing today--that actually gets it. It's not about gear or gimmick or guise. It's about vision. Developing it and putting it to... read more ›
Nov
26
Thanks and Giving. For USA readers, today is a holiday where we're encouraged to take pause and give thanks for all the wonderful people, health, things, and moments in our lives. For the international readers, I'd encourage you to join in.I'll start with the THANKS. Most every year, I find that what I'm thankful for boils down to health, family, and community.Health. I'm thankful that I have had mine for almost every moment of 2009.... read more ›
